IDF Northern Command chief says rebuilding can begin in displaced communities

The chief of the IDF Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin tells the mayors of Israel’s displaced northern communities that work can begin to rebuild the towns damaged by Hezbollah’s attacks in the past 14 months.

“The forces are deployed in southern Lebanon and we are engaged in a determined enforcement of the agreement, to preserve the significant achievements we have reached,” Gordin tells the leaders of the border communities in a meeting today.

“At this time there is an ability to carry out work for the restoration of the communities,” he says, adding that the IDF is meanwhile also carrying out work to strengthen its defenses on the border, including by building new army posts.